IMSA WSC Laguna Seca 1998 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: FIA Grand Touring Championship at Laguna Seca		Date: 25.10.1998
Track: Laguna Seca Raceway (United States), 3.602 kms	Organiser: unknown
IMSA WSC Laguna Seca
International Motor Sport Association (round 8) IMSA GTS (round 8) International Motor Sport Association (round 8)

Weather:	fog, rain, later clear
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	2 hours 30 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	33
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	32
Started:	31
Finished:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start
World Sports Car	14	13
Sports Car GT1	2	2
Sports Car GT2	6	6
Sports Car GT3	11	10

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Race notes:
4 full-course cautions for 42 minutes, 20 laps

Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 23/10
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 80 minutes on 23/10
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	2	Riley & Scott Mk III BMW	de Radigues / Auberlen
Sports Car GT1:	4	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Wallace / Brabham
Sports Car GT2:	72	Porsche 911 GT2	Lammers / Konrad
Sports Car GT3:	23	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Murry / Wagner
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Brabham (AUS)	1:20.292	161.488 km/h	lap 81
World Sports Car:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	James Weaver (GB)	1:20.557	160.951 km/h	lap 79
Sports Car GT2:	56	Porsche 911	Martin Snow (USA)	1:28.626	146.301 km/h	lap 74
Sports Car GT3:	1	BMW M3	Peter Cunningham (USA)	1:30.913	142.620 km/h	lap 71
Pole Positions:
Overall:	4	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Andy Wallace (GB)	1:17.754	166.759 km/h
World Sports Car:	27	Ferrari 333 SP	Didier Theys (B)	1:17.818	166.615 km/h
Sports Car GT2:	72	Porsche 911 GT2	Jan Lammers (NL)	1:27.478	148.221 km/h
Sports Car GT3:	22	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Collins / Havens	1:28.758	146.083 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Riley & Scott (7), Ferrari (3), BMW (3), Panoz (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ford (9), BMW (5), Ferrari (3), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Riley & Scott Mk III (7), Porsche 993 Carrera (5), Ferrari 333 SP (3), BMW M3 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (48), B (3), GB (3), NL (3), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (24), D (3)
Most used colours:	white (34%), blue (19%), red (17%), silver (9%), yellow (6%), turquiose (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (38%), rear-engined (35%), front-engined (27%)
Oldest known drivers:	Larry Schumacher (62), Jim Downing (56), Elliot Forbes-Robinson (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Ron Johnson (24), Shane Donley (27), Michael Petersen (29)
Female drivers:	Melanie Snow

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